Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
By HatetheSwamp October 25, 2024 2:38 pm Category: Media (0.0 from 0 votes)
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Let me start off with two words. I support Kammy. I support Kammy.
But, I'm doubting the landslide I'm being promised.
"The decision has sparked widespread anger inside the Post’s newsroom and earned the Amazon founder sharp condemnation from voices in Democratic politics and the media.
In a note to readers on Friday, Post publisher Will Lewis, who Bezos hired earlier this year to shake up the Post’s business and editorial strategy, said the outlet would not be endorsing either Harris or former President Trump — a first for the Post in more than 35 years.
Lewis’ announcement was immediately met with backlash, including from Pulitzer Prize-winning former editor Marty Baron, who was hired shortly before Bezos first purchased the newspaper in 2013. Baron blasted the outlet’s lack of an endorsement as setting a dangerous precedent.
Current and former staffers at the Post spent the day Friday expressing shock and outrage over what many there say is a cowardly and calculated move by a top business mogul using his power to undermine the core principles of a free press.
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Let me start off with two words. I support Kammy. I support Kammy. 
